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Wildlife cops say the high value of black market caviar is driving poachers to target giant sturgeon in the Columbia River, putting the whole population of these fish at risk.
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Oregon State PoliceReporters scattered across the Northwest for the series of reports called "Wildlife Detectives."The radio reports are right here (scroll down), but鈥�
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After the FBI refused to devote its forensics expertise to solving wildlife poaching and trafficking cases, the world's only lab dedicated to solving wildlife crimes was built in Oregon.
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While federal authorities have turned their attention to global wildlife trafficking, resources have diminished for catching poachers in the Northwest.
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Pinto abalone were near extinction by the end of the 1990s in Puget Sound. But with a little help from science, their wild populations are slowly rising.
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Despite a government program that supplies Indian tribes with eagle feathers for ceremonies, high demand feeds a thriving black market.
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Columbia River sturgeon are poached for eggs that become high-priced caviar. Puget Sound shellfish are plundered and shipped to Asian markets.From the鈥� -
A growing number people head out to wild places in search of the antlers that elk and deer shed. Some of those collectors harass these animals to death by chasing them down with ATVs.
